edict
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Over the half-millennium following Constantine’s conversion to Christianity and the Edict of Milan in 313, Christian leaders and followers actively destroyed sites and traditions of paganism as they expanded across Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Fatakia says the clay cylinder - also known as the "Edict of Cyrus" or the "Cyrus Cylinder" - is one of the most important discoveries of the ancient world.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
For example, in 301, he issued the Edict on Maximum Prices, which had two goals.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
A good place to start might be the Edict of Nantes, issued by Henri IV in 1598 to bring to an end to the wars of religion in France.
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2016
In France, the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, while further afield Turkish forces reached the gates of Vienna, Buda and Belgrade around this time.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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